Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

For Offering Book A, 1857-1865, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion use microfilm copy, Giles County (Va.) Reel 58. There are no restrictions on the other volumes.

Preferred Citation

Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg (Va.) Business Records, 1857-1865. Local Government Records Collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Giles County. Offering Book A, 1857-1865, was transferred to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 45263.

Historical Information

The Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) Counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.

Scope and Content Information

General Ledger A, 1857-1865, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion in Pearisburg, Virginia used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It records from 1857 to 1865 the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say "to scratch" or "by scratch" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865, included in collection.

Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion in Pearisburg, Virginia that records financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information found in Scratch Ledger transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865, included in collection.

Book Keepers Check Book A, 1857-1860, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion in Pearisburg, Virginia that records financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865, included in collection.

Discount Ledger A, 1860-1865, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion in Pearisburg, Virginia records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.

Offering Book A, 1857-1865, of Branch Bank of Old Dominion in Pearisburg, Virginia records notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg (Giles County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Accountants -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Banks and banking -- Virginia -- Giles County

Geographical Names:

• Giles County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bookkeeping records -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Business records -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Giles County.